Monday, May 06, 2013

Quarter Hour Ratings for 5/2 IMPACT

According to PWTorch, Impact Wrestling on Thursday, May 2 officially scored a 0.94 rating off a first hour 0.91 rating and second hour 0.97 rating. It was the lowest viewership of the year and lowest non-holiday rating since October 11, 2012. Overall, the show has averaged the four smallest audiences of the year the last four weeks.

Q1: Impact opened with a 0.85 rating for Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Matt Morgan setting up the main event, plus one commercial.

Q2: Impact increased to a 0.91 rating for Chris Sabin vs. Zema Ion vs. Sonjay Dutt, one commercial, and Aces & Eights backstage.

Q3: Impact increased to a 0.93 rating for Rob Terry vs. Joey Ryan, Robbie E and Jessie Godderz in a handicap match, one commercial, and a promo segment involving the top tag teams.

Q4: Impact increased to a 0.95 rating for the second-half of the tag team promo exchange and video packages. There were also two full commercial breaks.

Q5: Impact popped to a show-high 1.06 rating for Kurt Angle vs. D'Lo Brown, Angle calling out AJ Styles, and one commercial.

Q6: Impact nosedived to a 0.91 rating for Angle confronting Styles, ring introductions for the Knockouts tag match, and one commercial.

Q7: Impact increased slightly to a 0.92 rating for Gail Kim and Tara vs. Taryn Terrell and Mickie James, one commercial, Aces & Eights backstage, and ring introductions for the main event.

Q8: Impact increased to a 0.98 rating for Matt Morgan vs. Sting, one mid-match commercial, and a post-match run-in between Sting and Bully Ray.